I found I was really comfortable taking on a different personality. It — Vera Farmiga

"No! The other thing, that God brought us together for a reason."

"I think the worst thing that can happen to a good actor is fame. The limelight is a tricky place, because you cant believe whats going on around you. You stop observing. You stop perceiving. You stop extending yourself, and you become isolated. Our duty as actors is to remain compassionate and curious. Fame complicates all that."

"Its just an incredible gift, giving birth. I never felt so empowered, so powerful, so womanly as I did after I gave birth. I felt more feminine than I ever had in my life."

"As an actor, youre sort of the court-appointed lawyer for the character. And thats what used to draw me to scripts – something in a woman that I wanted to defend, something that I recognized or wanted to understand, something that turned my head."

"Ive gravitated towards independent cinema because you have to work harder in studio scripts to flesh out characters, particularly female ones. They are not as sharply edged, they tend to be quite watery. They are not renderings of women as I know them."

"I have a two-year-old who just turned three, and my four-year-old just turned five. I have the same irrational feelings taking them to pre-school. Its this charged combination of stress and joy and anxiety and excitement. When theyre away, youve got a sudden loss of purpose and this ever-present fear about the kids welfare. The departure of our children from our nest is not an easy thing."